IDSA Comments - MP-IDSA

Balikatan Exercise 2025: Bolstering US–Philippines Defence Cooperation

Amid escalating strategic rivalries in the Indo-Pacific, the Balikatan Exercise 2025 underscored a resolve to deter coercion and maintain a rules-based maritime order.

Simran Walia |
May 21, 2025 |
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Trump’s Tariff War Offers India a Chance to Make Inroads into Africa

India can emerge as a partner of consequence and help in Africa’s economic integration in the wake of the Trump tariffs.

Abhishek Mishra |
May 21, 2025 |
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Diplomacy in the Age of Social Media

India and the US have demonstrated resilience in maintaining high-level engagement, despite episodes of public miscommunication.

Cherian Samuel |
May 20, 2025 |
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Is Bangladesh Eyeing India’s Northeast? An Emerging Security Dilemma

The possibility of a three-pronged strategic encirclement involving China, Pakistan and an unstable Bangladesh necessitates a recalibrated Indian approach.

Anand Kumar |
May 20, 2025 |
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India–Angola Defence Cooperation

The India–Angola defence cooperation is set to expand through a US$ 200 million line of credit for the modernisation of Angola’s armed forces.

Rahul Wankhede |
May 20, 2025 |
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US–Ukraine Strategic Cooperation in Resource Extraction

The US–Ukraine agreement to boost strategic cooperation in resource extraction could have a major political and economic impact on the US–Ukraine bilateral ties.

Ajey Lele |
May 05, 2025 |
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‘State of Southeast Asia 2025’: Key Highlights

The ‘State of Southeast Asia’ 2025 survey indicates that the escalating US–China rivalry provides an opportunity for other major powers to positively shape the region’s geopolitical landscape.